IT’S NOT BANTER Lived Experiences of Discrimination in Cricket
Published on 1 December, 2022.
In response to growing evidence of discrimination in the game of cricket, the governing body for the sport, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), established the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) in March 2021. The ICEC’s role is to independently evaluate the state of equity in cricket in relation to race, gender and class by gathering evidence, a key part of which is evidence of people’s lived experiences. This report is the outcome of research commissioned by the ICEC to understand the lived experiences of discrimination and/or inclusion of those within the game. This report documents the nature and scale of the problem, with a focus on the lived experiences of discrimination among people playing, coaching, officiating, and working in the game. In addition the research has sought to identify good practice which can be promulgated throughout the sport. The research aims to support the work of the ICEC by identifying how discrimination operates in the game so that targeted and effective solutions can be found.